Brush Pen Calligraphy - 3 Week Course

Learn the calming art of modern brush pen calligraphy in Chiswick.

Perfect for anyone looking to learn something new, or improve their calligraphy, calm their mind and de-stress. For all creative levels.

In this 3-week course you will learn:

• the art of modern brush pen calligraphy
• brush pen drills and techniques to improve
• how to flourish your letters confidently
• how to drop into a state of flow and calm your mind
• to better connect with yourself using calligraphy words and phrases

Tickets are £169 and include: 3 x 2-hour in-person sessions, personalised printed workbook, materials, plus a goody bag full of all the pens and stationery needed for the course, kindly provided by Pentel.

If you can't make all three weeks, please let me know, I can offer a part-course ticket option.

This is a small group course to ensure maximum guidance during the sessions. Spaces are limited, please book early.

COURSE DATES & TIMES

• Friday 15 September, 10am - 12pm
• Friday 22 September, 10am - 12pm
• Friday 29 September, 10am - 12pm

COURSE LOCATION

Surrounded by cafes and boutiques, London’s first hometel is inspired by the arts and craft movement, celebrating local artists and handcraft. Enjoy the flexibility and comfort of kitchenettes in room, with on site cafe and bar.

As a ‘whole life net zero’ hometel, 100% of the carbon emissions from conception through to end-of-life have been reduced and rebalanced to zero. This is the 1st hotel in the world to do so.

@room2hometels | www.room2.com/chiswick

COURSE OVERVIEW

I will be showing you how to begin using your brush pens with drills, techniques and exercises. Then developing your practise to deepen your penmanship with stroke work to perfect your letterforms, and finally conquering flourishing techniques for any letter and designing your words to suit any project.

Week 1: The Foundations

Let’s start at the beginning! Bring in the basics we need and learn lowercase letters

• Getting to grips with materials & set up
• Essential drills and stroke exercises
• Lowercase letterforms

Week 2: The Next Stage

Progressing our practise! Learn uppercase letters and bring letters together to form beautiful words

• Improver drills and stroke exercises
• Uppercase letterforms
• Bringing letters together

Week 3: The Final Mark

A flourishing finish! Learn to expand your style repertoire and create dream calligraphy designs

• Discover new calligraphy styles
• Flourishing words and phrases
• Design with layouts and illustrative elements

ABOUT YOUR TEACHER

Photo: Samantha Couzens

Laura is a calligraphy artist and creative mindset coach based in West London. In 2017, Laura experienced a period of ill mental health that led her to discover calligraphy and lettering which has become essential to her wellbeing, and now her business. Passionate about sharing tools to help support wellbeing, Laura’s workshops provide a space to learn the powerful benefits of creativity and enter a calming flow state, whatever your creative level.

@lauraletterslife | lauraletterslife.com

"I would thoroughly recommend this course. Laura is an inspirational teacher and takes you through each stage step-by-step making everything clear and easy to understand. You have the freedom to work at your own pace in a very relaxing atmosphere and, before you know it, you’ve learnt so much! I’m looking forward to the next course already!" - Clare G., course participant

“Calming, satisfying, slightly challenging …like a good book, Laura’s calligraphy workshop was all I hoped for as a creative oasis.” - Pablo L., workshop participant

"I enjoyed every week and was surprised to see the difference between each session. I couldn't wait to learn more and always got a good feeling at the end of each week." - Veronica I., course participant